no point penalty for fouls. Three consecutive fouls (i.e. on three consecutive turns at the table) by the same player is a loss of frame. Fouls include: Failure to hit the lowest-numbered object ball first (or at all) Failure to make an on the break shot (incoming player may either accept the object balls as they lie and take behind the headstring and shoot from there, or demand a and shoot a new break shot) Scratching the cue ball into a pocket or off the table (incoming player has ball-in-hand behind the headstring, though may force the fouling opponent to shoot) Failure to either legally pocket an object ball, or drive any ball to a Knocking an object ball off the table (it is spotted; balls legally pocketed on the shot are not) A third or subsequent one ball safety to the closest cushion (see above) Team play Two-player (or larger) teams compete by alternating teams and alternating players within each team. For example, if teams consist of players 1 and 2 versus players 3 and 4, and player 1 breaks, turns alternate in the pattern 1 (breaking), 3, 2, 4, 1, 3, 2, 4, etc. I.e., the ending of a player's turn at the table ends that team's turn at the table. As in individual competition, a player's turn at the table does not end until a foul is committed or the player fails to legally pocket an object ball (or the frame ends). Three consecutive fouls by a team player disqualifies that player for the remainder of the frame (i.e., if player 3 were disqualified in the above example, then subsequent play order would be 4, 1, 2, 4, 1, 2, etc.) Balls that were legally pocketed by the disqualified player are not spotted. Informally, team play can also be conducted in format. However, the disqualification rule does not apply, and three consecutive fouls by the team are a loss of frame (otherwise, the team with the hypothetically disqualified player would have an advantage, in no longer having to coordinate two players). Variations Simple rotation Simple rotation is the most basic rotation game, being directly derived from basic pyramid pool. The object of simple rotation is to pocket the most balls while still shooting at the balls in order. The frame ends when one player has pocketed eight or more balls. Nine-ball The major competitive game nine-ball and